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Please keep this material exclusive to elib.tech! Sharing elsewhere will result in being banned! Please note: this is sold as material for Feldenkrais Practitioners (not advisable for beginners) Going With the Pattern Is Not EnoughJerry KarzenSales pageDescription:In this four-day course Jerry debunks many common misconceptions he feels limit the Feldenkrais community. Themes include: Going or not going with the pattern, how to integrate soft tissue work into a lesson, and working in sitting. Many advanced practitioners attended the course; thus, the discussions are rich and multilayered. Jerry demonstrates the breadth of his experience with small gems of insight spread generously throughout the four days and many stories of his time with Moshe. In addition to lively discussion there are substantial FI demos. Jerry offers examples of how to work with soft tissue in FI and discussions/demos related to working in sitting, as well as other orientations. (Jerry’s FI is legendary, and having access to them on DVD allows for in-depth study). Two of Moshe’s FI lessons are viewed and discussed, relating them to the theme of going with the pattern (or not). Each day also includes an ATM lesson.Jerry Karzen has a unique place in our community as Moshe’s friend, organizer and travel companion. He has more than 40 years’ of experience with the Method, and he has much to share with our community at this stage of his professional life. Any active practitioner will find tremendous value in this advanced program. About Jerry Karzen: Jerry Karzen studied with Moshe Feldenkrais at the Feldenkrais Institute in Tel-Aviv from 1976-1983. During those years he was Dr. Feldenkrais’ personal traveling companion, secretary, and close friend. Since 1980 Jerry has been the organizer or Educational Director for 25 Feldenkrais Training Programs in 9 countries, and has been a Visiting Trainer for numerous other programs. He is currently the Educational Director for Feldenkrais trainings in New Zealand, Germany, and Brasil.Lessons:Disc 1Introduction/Talk: Should we work with the student’s pattern? Intentional movement during FIQ/A: Importance of the self-imageATM 1: Mobilizing pelvic thrust (Source: Esalen)Disc 2Discussion: Making the simple complex: What appears complex is really simpleAnalysis of FI Video Of Moshe: Laura – Standing on the knee, walking on the tableATM 2: Breathing with the hands inside and outside the ribs (Source: Alexsandra Burt)Disc 3Discussion: Elinor Silverstein: Evolutionary Anatomy – Reptilian to mammalian development; Nasal breath & Nitric OxideATM 1: Introduction To Walking 2 (Source: AY 275)embedded Talk: Elinor Silverstein: How Moshe taught in Israel; Working with traumaContinuation Of AY 275: Walking ATM – ContinuedTalk: What to do when you don’t know what to do: How to develop an FIFI PracticeDisc 4Q/A with Demonstrations: Sculpting people like clay: Incorporating soft tissue work into your FI lessonsQ/A: Thoughts on how to retain the learning after a lesson, what we do as practitioners and how to have a successful practiceVideo with commentary: Lesson 3: Erin Learns to Walk: Examples of soft tissue work and not going with the patternDisc 5Discussion: What was Moshe doing during the lesson?Video with commentary: Continuation of Lesson 3 with ErinATM: Butterfly Lesson (Source: Alexsandra Burt)Disc 6Talk: Thoughts on soft tissue work, balancing input stimuli and other strategiesFI Practice: Incorporating soft tissue work into FI lessonsATM Lesson: Eyes (Source: AY 15)